Research Guides: Clinical Public Health Summit: Physician Assistants: Social &amp; Economic Determinants

Food Stamps

Food Banks & DC Nutrition

Education & Employment

Key Search Terms

PubMed Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) search terms derived from related Social Determinants of Health. Try adding your keywords to these with AND

Food Insecurity: ("Food Supply"[Mesh] OR "Food Insecurity"[All])

Access to Foods that Support Healthy Eating Patterns: ("Food Assistance"[Mesh] OR "Food Supply"[Mesh] OR "Fast Foods"[Mesh] OR "Diet, Food, and Nutrition"[Mesh] OR "Nutrition Policy"[Mesh])

Social Cohesion: ("Socioeconomic Factors"[Mesh] OR "Social environment"[Mesh OR "Social Support"[Mesh] OR "Social Control, Formal"[Mesh] OR "Social Responsibility"[Mesh] OR "Social justice"[Mesh])

Early Childhood Education and Development: ("Child, Preschool"[Mesh] AND ("Learning"[Mesh] OR "Education"[Mesh] OR "Educational Status"[Mesh] OR "Child Development"[Mesh] OR "Developmental Disabilities"[Mesh]))

Enrollment in Higher Education: ("Students"[Mesh] OR "Universities"[Mesh] OR "Education, Graduate"[Mesh] OR "Higher Education"[All])

High School Graduation: ("Schools"[Mesh] OR "High School"[All])

Washington, DC as a locality: "District of Columbia"[Mesh]

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Journal Articles

Associations of food stamp participation with dietary quality and obesity in children
Leung, C. W., Blumenthal, S. J., Hoffnagle, E. E., Jensen, H. H., Foerster, S. B., Nestle, M., . . . Willett, W. C. (2013). Associations of food stamp participation with dietary quality and obesity in children. Pediatrics, 131(3), 463-472. doi:10.1542/ped
The Relationship Between Obesity and Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Is Mental Health a Mediator?
Chaparro, M. P., Harrison, G. G., Pebley, A. R., & Wang, M. (2014). The Relationship Between Obesity and Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Is Mental Health a Mediator?. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 9(4)
Socio-economic status over the life course and obesity: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Newton, S., Braithwaite, D., & Akinyemiju, T. F. (2017). Socio-economic status over the life course and obesity: Systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one, 12(5), e0177151. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177151
Estimating neighbourhood-level prevalence of adult obesity by socio-economic, behavioural and built environment factors in New York City.
Sun, Y., Wang, S., & Sun, X. (2020). Estimating neighbourhood-level prevalence of adult obesity by socio-economic, behavioural and built environment factors in New York City. Public Health, 186, 57–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.05.003
Mortgage possessions, spatial inequality, and obesity in large US metropolitan areas
Jones, A., Mamudu, H. M., & Squires, G. D. (2020). Mortgage possessions, spatial inequality, and obesity in large US metropolitan areas. Public Health, 181, 86–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2019.11.021
Obesity, political responsibility, and the politics of needs
Tulatz K. (2019). Obesity, political responsibility, and the politics of needs. Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy, 22(2), 305–315. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-018-9877-3
Effects of socioeconomic factors on obesity rates in four southern states and Colorado
Akil, L., & Ahmad, H. A. (2011). Effects of socioeconomic factors on obesity rates in four southern states and Colorado. Ethnicity & Disease, 21(1), 58–62